Henk Bosveld
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hendrikus Johannes Bosveld | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Velp, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 6 August 1998 | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
VVO | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1964 | SC Enschede | 86 | (43) |
1964–1968 | Sparta | 128 | (64) |
1968–1969 | Vitesse | 33 | (15) |
1969–1973 | Sparta | 77 | (30) |
1973–1979 | Vitesse | 191 | (57) |
International career | |||
1962–1964 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (July 10, 1941 – August 6, 1998) was a Dutch football midfielder, who was nicknamed Charly after Charles Chaplin due to a similar style of walking.[1]
Club career
Born in Velp, he started playing football at local side VVO and was named best player of Vitesse in the twentieth century.[2] He also played for Sportclub Enschede and Sparta and retired from professional football on June 12, 1979.
International career
Bosveld made his debut for the Netherlands in an October 1962 friendly match against Belgium. He won his second and final cap in an April 1964 friendly against Austria.[3]
Death and legacy
He died in 1998 in Arnhem from a myocardial infarction, aged 57. The East Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.[4]
References
- ^ Eerbetoon 'Charly' Bosveld - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
- ^ Henk ‘Charly’ Bosveld begon bij VVO - VVO (in Dutch)
- ^ Intl career stats Archived 2016-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
- ^ Charly Bosveld krijgt tribune bij Vitesse in GelreDome - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
External links
- Henk Bosveld at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Dutch) Profile - Vitesse (in Dutch)
- 60 Jaar Betaald Voetbal profile - NOS (in Dutch)